This is one of those old news stories that somehow becomes new news. Vitamin D is actually a hormone related to calcium absorption and calcium distribution. Low Vitamin D means that the fetus removes calcium from the mother that she cannot replace. A lower ratio of calcium to sodium in the blood increases the risk of hypertension, one of the components of preeclampsia. The mother also suffers bone loss.

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